Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-29
'sBlind PatterSon,' and Others Arrested
i'm ViP1inia.

Last evening Special Agent Jacobs, of the Pen.
sion ONCE, with Sheriff Ricketts,, Of Orange
County, Va; Assistant United States Marshal T.
w. Scott, and Assistant United States Attorney
Gibson, OF the eastern district of Virginia, ar
rived here, having In charge Francis Patterson,
bis wife, and Henry W. Mills, the seventeen-year-
old son OF Dr.. Robt. n. Mills, who we're arrested
yesterday near Stanardsville Va for participation
In the Blind Patterson pension case, which, it is
alleged was fraud They were locked up for the
to Em M ana wan oe
and JnO. Laidlow, witness arrested in Virginia
last week, had hearing yesterday, and was COM
Patterson was a soldier during the rebellion, and
claims TO have lost his sight In the service,
and subsequently made his way back to his home
War Department as a deserter. and when applica-
ton was made some years since for a
record. About two TWO years ago, in consequence
OF legislation by Congress, the claim was
Is alleged that DR.. Mills, as the agent worked the
case, he being then resident OF this city, room
Ing on Missouri avenue, between ~ and 9th
and the arrearages uhe largest ever paid In one
sunny s13 250 was paid. 1t IS claimed that Mills
got a almost the entire amount Of tne claim and
ana this was ,rea.@sn, g caused pa'q him n'H
asserted that the Government have evidence that
the claim is fraud; that Patterson did not lose
his eyeSight In the war, but subsequent thereto
from disease. Should 1t be found, however, that
Patterson can ContrOvert this there Is but little
doubt that the other parties will be charged with
last it was learned by the Pension ONCE agents
that Patterson and his wife would pass through
here for the South. They managed, however, to
get through on an early train and were not in
tercepted, but Special Agent Jacobs prosecuted
inquiries and learned that blind man, q woman
and boy had left the train at Stanardsville, and
Sheriff Ricketts,, OF orange, who had assisted in
the arrest OF Mills last week, was again called In,
and, with the Others named, made the arrest
Patterson certificate Of deposit for 81 800, and
on the Mills boy $13, but not cent on the PEN
Sioner, "Blind" Patterson. The recovery OF this
money, with S., 600 recovered at Lock Haven 800
secured in Virginia, 81, TBS secured at Elmira N.
y, and more in sight, will leave the Government
nearly whole.
A BARBECUE.-The members Of the Cosmopolitan
Club and their friends as invited guests Will cele
the club house, Mount Pleasant on Friday next,
with a barbecue, given by the caterer, Nj. Wills.
PAYING FOR THEIR RIDE.-Frank JOnsOn drove
his cab TO the South Washington police station
last night and complained to The officers that
printer named Philip Riley was in his cab and that
he refused to pay his rare. A young woman
named Sadie Burke was in the cab, and both were
locked up, Riley for refusing to pay his fare and
Sadie for being vagrant. This morning they
were driven to the Police Court, but not in cab.
IL was in larger vehicle, that was protected by
iron bars. They were arraigned before Judge
Smell and Sadie was given three months. Riley
was ordered to pay his bill OF $17o OF go down for
fifteen days.